The Last Bites

Croissant Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 13, 2026

The short version: Croissant collects no data. None. Your settings, optional session history, Focus Shield choices, and your key stay on your device. Apple handles purchases, and the developer never sees your payment details.

What the app stores, and where

  • Your settings. Focus and break lengths, mode names, notification choices, backdrops, and Croissant’s size and position are stored on your device.
  • Your optional session history. If Today tracking is on, Croissant stores the start time and duration of your focus and break sessions on your device. You can turn this history off in Settings.
  • Your Focus Shield selection. If you choose distracting apps to cover during focus, Apple gives Croissant opaque Screen Time tokens for those apps. Croissant cannot use those tokens to learn which apps you selected. The selection stays on your device.
  • Your key. If you set up Key lock, Croissant keeps what it needs to recognise your key, on your device: a scrambled form of a book’s barcode or a ticket’s code (never the code itself), a small picture of a ticket’s design, or for a magnet, a small picture and a numeric description of how it looks. Your key is never sent off your device.
  • Your croissants. Your croissant count and a record of which purchases have been credited are kept in your Apple keychain, so they survive a reinstall. If you use iCloud Keychain, Apple shares them between your own devices. The developer cannot see them.
  • Shared app data. A small amount of session and preference data is shared locally between Croissant, its widget, and its Device Activity Monitor extension through Apple’s App Groups system. This lets the widget show your current session and lets the extension remove shields at the end of focus. It does not send data off your device.

Permissions

  • Screen Time. Focus Shield uses Apple’s Family Controls, Managed Settings, and Device Activity frameworks. Permission is optional. Croissant uses it only to cover apps you choose during focus and uncover them during breaks.
  • Camera. Key lock uses the camera only while you are setting up your key or showing it to Croissant. What the camera sees is checked on your device and is not saved or sent anywhere, apart from the small picture of a magnet key described above. Camera access is optional and can be turned off in iOS Settings.
  • Notifications. If you allow notifications, Croissant schedules session reminders locally on your device. The developer does not receive notification activity.
  • Live Activities. If supported by your device, Croissant can show the current session on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. That session information is handled on your device.

Purchases

The focus timer is free. Key lock is an optional purchase: the one-time Bakery Pass or a monthly subscription. Bags of croissants are also sold in the app. Every purchase is processed by Apple through the App Store. Croissant learns from Apple only what you own, so it can turn on Key lock and count your croissants. The developer does not receive your name, payment details, or purchase history, and Apple’s own privacy policy covers payments. You can manage or cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings.

What we don't do

  • No accounts, sign-ups, or logins inside the app.
  • No analytics, tracking, advertising, or third-party SDKs.
  • No developer-operated server and no off-device data collection.
  • No selling, sharing, or transferring of personal data.

External website

Croissant includes an optional link to The Last Bites. Tapping it opens a website in your browser. Any information you choose to provide on that website is governed by the website’s own privacy practices and is not collected by the Croissant app.

Deleting your data

You can turn off Today tracking in Croissant, change your key in Croissant’s settings, revoke Screen Time, camera, and notification permissions in iOS Settings, and clear app shields by ending focus. With Key lock, shields clear when you show Croissant your key or use a croissant. Deleting Croissant removes its locally stored app data, including your key. Your croissant count stays in your keychain after deletion, so reinstalling does not lose croissants you paid for. iOS manages the data used by widgets and app extensions as part of the app.

Children

Croissant is not directed at children under 13 and collects no data from anyone, of any age.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new date at the top.

Contact

Questions? Email chris@insearchofacity.com.